Google Targets TV Advertising 156
mytrip writes to tell us that Google may have television advertising in the cross-hairs. CEO Eric Schmidt recently stated that viewers shouldn't have to stand for tv commercials that are a "waste of your time" and says Google is planning to deliver "targeted measurable television ads." I just hope I can still skip them with my TiVO in a couple years.
It's so absorbant! (Score:5, Funny)
Can anybody say "Dodge Hemi"??? (Score:5, Funny)
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For example, all automobile ads. Huge waste of money and my time. They show the cars out in the wild instead of sitting in traffic like most of us - they highlight features that only car-guys know what the heck it means (er, dodge hemisphere?), and the local dealer ads are headlined by guys/girls that have no shame and sound like idiots. I'm hard pressed to think of any car commercial that even has an entertainment value.
I think what really irritates me is that every 6-10 years when I buy a new car I know that a significant part of the cost is those stupid commercials.
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Re:TV? Television? (Score:5, Funny)
Aren't TV ads already targetted? (Score:5, Funny)
YES!!!! (Score:2, Funny)
I wan't that NOW... NOW!!!! I say!!!!!
You are obviously not in their target demographic. (Score:2, Funny)
But seriously, what is it with car commercials and mountains? There also seems to be a lot of time spent in dry lake beds in the desert. What the fuck?
Obligatory (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's so absorbant! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I love Geico ads. (Score:2, Funny)
you aren't purchasing your own car insurance until you turn 25?
I can see it now... (Score:4, Funny)
Seriously, at least with the text ads you don't notice how absurd they are sometimes, but with TV ads people will just shake their heads at Google.
Re:TV? Television? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Most people aren't as smart as you. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:TV? Television? (Score:2, Funny)
Ooooh... They're going to start advertising on Bittorrent?
Ack_OZ
Re:My solution: Ad Insertion (Score:2, Funny)